A Maui resident told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that President Joe Biden's visit to Hawaii made things worse.
A Maui resident who led grassroots relief efforts after the devastating Lahaina fire on August 8 told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that President Joe Biden’s visit to Hawaii made things worse.
“It was a waste of time. That did hinder the efforts because all the fire department and everybody had to back off and make room for him to walk through the area when our first priority is getting the people out of there, dead or alive,” Dale Hermo-Fernandez told Breitbart News in a phone interview on Friday.
Biden visited Maui on August 21, nearly two weeks after a brushfire destroyed the town of Lahaina on August 8 and killed more than a hundred residents, with several hundred still missing.for unaccounted persons, and recovery efforts were in full swing, with thousands still lacking electricity and access to clean water.“All the way to the top, the government could have acted better,” he said.
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